The Paris Bar Where Hemingway (and History) Blacked Out

Plus, The Cancun Resort for Those Who'd Rather Eat Than Party

Manage newsletters View in browser The entire world in your inbox. Hello all–   Greetings from Spokane, Washington! I'm here for the first time for the PRSA travel conference. While I'm not normally the biggest conference person, it's kind of lovely seeing everybody in real life and putting faces to names. I'll be speaking on a panel tomorrow about the future of travel, so hopefully I don't put my foot in my mouth too many times.   While it's still a little bit brisk up here, our lead feature this week takes us to warmer climes. Andrew Kirell has written about a new all-inclusive in Cancun for our Room Key series on exciting new hotels. He argues that if you're an all-inclusive-type traveler who cares more about food than booze, then this is the spot for you.   Malcolm Jones traveled Ireland for a few weeks recently and pampered himself for a few days at the country's legendary Ashford Castle, an experience he shares with us in all its heavenly detail here.    And, finally, for the booze-swilling history lover in many of you, Erin Zaleski has written about the little known Paris bar where the likes of Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and Sartre hung out, and where Capote and de Beauvoir got into a bit of a tiff!   –William O'Connor, Travel Editor The Paris Bar Where Hemingway (and History) Blacked Out There's an echo of a Jazz Age-era speakeasy in the mahogany panels, vintage-style newspaper rack, and slightly weathered leather chairs. The Cancun Resort for Those Who'd Rather Eat Than Party In a region full of boozy all-inclusives with proximity to endless debauchery, Garza Blanca stands out as a more culinary-focused resort. Ireland's Ashford Castle Wants You to Live Like Royalty The castle itself is approaching its millennial birthday, but while its life as a hotel only goes back for most of a century, its skill with hospitality is absolutely timeless. Turkey's Ancient Underground City Isn't What Everybody Says It Is Archeologists in Turkey have discovered an almost 2000-year-old underground city that may have housed up to 70,000 people. "During a pilot program that ran for about four months in the fall of 2020, the dogs' sniff tests were compared to 303 COVID PCR taken from incoming travelers. All 296 swabs identified as negative by PCR tests were also identified negative by the dogs, meaning their accuracy edged close to 98 percent." —Miriam Fauzia reports on the possibility of turning to dogs for an effective, and affordable method to combat COVID in airports. 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If you choose to make your garden approach as if you were walking your very own red carpet, that's up to you.   Book Your Stay: Villa Balbiano, Lake Como, Italy $1,400/night via Airbnb   Don't miss previous OMG, I Want to Rent This House posts, which spotlight the most spectacular and unique homes that you can actually stay in.  Check out the full archives.  Travel to Miami Beach With This Book Few books have opened with truer words than the latest selection for our Just Booked series (on beautiful coffee table books) than Assouline's Miami Beach. "Miami's time is now," it boldly declares—and boy is that the case.   Miami Beach is the current destination of choice for the New York and California exodus, and its warm weather has given residents (and visitors) a degree of sanity during COVID that is the envy of all. 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